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How to Lock an iPhone 5 Into One App

June 3, 2023June 30, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

An iPhone can be used in a lot of different types of scenarios, and some of those scenarios don’t require the full functionality of the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Enable AutoComplete in Excel 2013

July 18, 2023January 25, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Excel 2013 has an AutoComplete option that can be turned on or off depending on individual user preference. So if you use Excel 2013 on …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Disable ScreenTips in Powerpoint 2013

September 28, 2023January 6, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

You can turn off Powerpoint 2013 ScreenTips by going to File > Options > ScreenTip Style > Don’t Show ScreenTips. There are a lot of …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Powerpoint 2013, Microsoft Powerpoint How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Disable an Add-In in Word 2010

July 5, 2023December 2, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

There are many different types of add-ins for Microsoft Word 2010 that can increase the functionality of the program. Some of these add-ins are great …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Remove an Entry in the Word 2013 Dictionary

June 9, 2023November 30, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

When you use spell check in Word 2013, you have the opportunity to add words to a custom dictionary. This is helpful if you frequently …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Add Sample Text in Word 2011 for Mac

July 19, 2023October 31, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

Occasionally you will need to create a document for a project, but you will need to present an example of that document before you have …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2011, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Turn Off All Vibration in iOS 9

August 4, 2023September 17, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

You can be alerted to new notifications on your iPhone via both sounds and vibrations. Vibrations often occur when the iPhone is in silent mode …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Use the Thesaurus in Word 2010

July 17, 2023September 2, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

Microsoft Word 2010 includes a number of research tools that can aid you in writing your document. You are probably already familiar with the spellchecker …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Spell Check a Worksheet in Microsoft Excel 2010

June 19, 2023February 26, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

Spell check is a commonly used utility in Microsoft Word to locate and fix words that have been misspelled. But Word documents are not the …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel 2010 How-To Guides, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Utilities
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Get a Word Count in Powerpoint 2013

June 8, 2023December 9, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

If you are creating a Powerpoint presentation as part of an assignment for class, then you might have a word count requirement that you need …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Powerpoint 2013, Microsoft Powerpoint How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to See the Definition of a Word on Your iPhone

August 23, 2023October 30, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

When you are reading the information in a text message or on a website, you may occasionally encounter a word that is foreign to you. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Combine Two Documents Into One in Word 2013

July 17, 2023July 31, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

It’s very common to work on a project with a team or group of colleagues. One popular way to approach this is to split up …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Turn on Spell Check in iOS 7 on an iPhone

June 24, 2023April 7, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

Touchscreen technology has gotten very good over the past few years, and works very well on iPhones that are compatible with iOS 7. But you …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Utilities
how to disable auto-complete in outlook 2013

How to Disable Predictive Email Addresses in Outlook 2013

June 20, 2023January 16, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

Outlook strives to offer the simplest, most complete way to manage emails. And judging by the popularity of the program, they have created a great …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Outlook 2013, Microsoft Outlook How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Use the iPhone 5 as a Level in iOS 7

June 18, 2023September 20, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

Every update to the iOS operating system brings some new features, and iOS 7 is no exception. However, one of the more interesting features is …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Merge Cells in Excel 2013

June 23, 2023September 13, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you have a cell with a lot of data that you can’t see? You might have tried to expand the row or the column …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Utilities
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How Do I Find the Calculator on the iPhone 5?

July 8, 2023June 17, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

If you’ve just started using your iPhone 5, you may have encountered a situation where you wanted to use a calculator. But after scrolling through …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides, Utilities
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How Do You Turn Off Spell Check in Word 2010

June 24, 2023April 19, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

It’s helpful to know to turn off spell check in Word if you are having difficulty editing or working with a document because of the …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How Do You Turn Off Spell Check on the iPhone 5?

July 5, 2023April 10, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone 5 has two features that can be used to correct words that are spelled incorrectly. The first feature, auto-correction, is the more aggressive …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides, Utilities
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Increase AutoRecover Frequency in Word 2011

July 5, 2023February 9, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

Losing data when your hard drive crashes is a very unfortunate event that can be devastating if you haven’t backed up that data But there …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Turn Off Auto Correct for Text Messaging on the iPhone 5

June 20, 2023October 25, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

Auto-correct on your mobile device, especially one whose navigation is entirely touch screen, can be very helpful. We have all inadvertently touched the wrong letter …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Spell Check Uppercase Words in Powerpoint 2010

June 26, 2023September 6, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

Spell check and grammar check tools are so common in programs and applications today that I take them for granted. While I consider myself to …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Powerpoint How-To Guides, Utilities
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Increase AutoRecover Frequency in Excel 2010

August 2, 2023July 25, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

Many people that have been using Excel for a significant period of time are likely to have an unpleasant memory where their computer crashed, or …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Utilities
how to find the word count of an outlook 2010 message

How to Find the Word Count of an Outlook 2010 Message

July 24, 2023July 5, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

Many publishers and institutions use word count as a requirement for articles, documents, and papers. It is an effective measure of how much information is …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Outlook How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Use the Google Docs Research Feature

August 4, 2023May 16, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

Sometimes when you are writing a document, you will find yourself needing to look up some additional facts or locate another piece of data. Depending …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Docs How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Find Google Chrome PageSpeed

August 3, 2023April 14, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

Google Chrome has a PageSpeed extension that can help you to figure our if your web page is loading quickly enough. But if you can’t …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Chrome How-To Guides, Utilities
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